Facebook on Monday officially launched what it says is the most-requested feature: group video chat. Until now, a user could call another person, maybe a family member or friend, but then the duo couldn't add someone else – perhaps grandma or another roommate. Now all three, or more, can chat together seamlessly all from Facebook Messenger on Android, iOS and in the browser. Facebook...
You can finally upload your home videos in crisp, HD quality using the Facebook app for Android. Support for high-definition uploads has been available on iOS for a while, and the wait is finally over for those who choose Android instead. Facebook users will find a new "Upload videos in HD" option inside the Settings menu after updating to the latest version of the app. Users should...
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the recent crash of a Facebook drone named Aquila. The drone was flying in a test as part of Facebook’s initiative to eventually provide high-speed internet to remote areas of the world. Initial reports from The Verge suggested the flight was successful — and it was — until the crash landing. “We were happy with the successful...
Facebook has long been under fire for helping to spread fake news, but the amount of fake content was never more apparent than during the election. As a result, Facebook and other companies like Google, have been singled out for not doing more to prevent users from reading and spreading bogus news. Mark Zuckerberg recently responded to the criticism and discussed Facebook's plans to...
Following Donald Trump's appointment as President-elect, Facebook came under fire for its influence on the results. But just how involved was the social media giant? Criticism of the company has been growing over the past several days due to its lax efforts to control the fake news shared on its platform. Facebook, on the contrary, has stated that only 1 percent of news is fake on its...
Fake news is becoming a problem on social media and even Google. Regardless of where we stand politically, the results of the 2016 election will dominate the news cycle for a long time. That includes the frightening trend of fake news on social media, something that even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has owned up to. In fact, fake news marked a portion of this weekend's episode of Last...
Last month, Microsoft unveiled a new army of chat bots that can carry out specific tasks using artificial intelligence. Now, Facebook may be gearing up to bring a similar set of features to its own popular platform. ABC News reports that Facebook plans to put a big emphasis on chat bots during its F8 developers conference next week. These artificial intelligence assistants could help...
Facebook Messenger has gained a ton of useful features in the past few years. It's no longer just a simple chat program. You can send stickers, GIFs, voice messages, money and even play games. The latest game is Chess, which you can now play against a friend in a one-on-one chat with a simple command. All you need to do is open Facebook Messenger, start a chat with the person you want...
Facebook is a pretty awful app, it seems like we can all agree on that much. It sucks battery life, seems to hog memory and more. In fact, Android Central recently noticed that an end user could improve the Android experience pretty drastically by simply uninstalling the app. One Reddit user took that recommendation to heart while also deciding to benchmark how much performance improved...
The Oculus Rift is already available for pre-order, but the company’s Touch controllers won’t be available until the second half of the year. Thankfully the Facebook-owned firm was still willing to demo Oculus Touch last week during CES 2016, and I was lucky enough to spend about an hour trying the new controllers out with different games and apps. The experience was pretty mind-blowing...